New Britain Herald Newspaper, May 17, 1929, Page 14

Papette, Tahiti, May 17 (P — After more than 20 years, white residents of the Society islands still find it necemsary to explain to tour- ists how the title of *shoe eaters™ wm Was acquired by the natives of & Reao fglands. Many years ago a sailing ship # broke up on the reefs of Reao, the = most easterly atoll of the Paumotu group. In the flotsam which drifted % ashore was a large case of rubher ¥ overshees. As the rubber had the 2 appearance and texture of “pahua,” .l shellfish that is the favorite diet = in Reao, but calls for teeth like a * dinosaur's and a digestion like a Scave bear's, the natives decided it = Was some sea food of the white man. = Fires were built, cauldrons filled T with sea water and the rubber shoes mthrown in, They were boiled for =~ three days, and laid spon the coral % beach to see if the tyopical sun w would make them fit to eat. = Then a schooner from Papeete “arrived, and the joke spread = throughout Polynesia. :NEW PRECAUTIONS AT HOSPITAL HERE % Fxtra Weigts Mached {0 At = tomatic Fire Doors Alhough confident that a disaster % like that at the Crile hospittal in = Cleveland, which took more than +120 lives, could not happen here, #ofticlals at the New Britain General « hospital have added exara weights wand pullies to fire doors which »operate automatically. * “Such a disaster as occurred in ~Dr. Crile's hospital by the explosion =of X-ray films cannot occur in the TEEELLITE I - ® =New Britain General hospital as our! ‘(-rly flme, with the exception of Tthose in actual use, are stored in a building that is not connected with | the hospital, and the films that are in actual use are kept in a steel cabinet made expressly for storing X-ray fiims,” Superintendent Reeks said today. “All new or uncxposed films are kept in & lead-lined box which is not only fire proof but prevents X-rays from ruining new films, ‘onceding “the possibility of & —flu occurring in or nearby the *viewing room, where the films in Zdaily use are kept, and of the films wbecoming ignited. the quantity is so +#amall that the menace of fire and Jthe resulting fumes would be almost =negligible 20 far as our patients are ~concerned. Furthermore, the X-ray =department is located on the first z“':u; of the old brick building, on hich there are no patients. “The steel cylinders of oxygen, d all inflammable gases are kept a room adjoining the surgery ich is some distance. from the ray department, “For the benefit of the public T, awish to state That our hospital is «inspected from cellar to attic by the “fire underwritecrs who pay particu- Jar attention to the methods of stor- «ing X-ray fllms, gases. paint, and weother inflammable material. These inspections are welcomed by the ospital ministration and any werecommendation they may make is "promptly carried out.” oo Dr. Grant's Opinion = The explosion at Cleveland which #i» thought to have started in the *X-ray laboratory. could have been Zthe result of spontaneous combus- wtion, according to Dr. Arthur 8. =Grant, who maMtains his own X-ray Shospital here, although Dr. Grant lieves It probably was caused by ~coming in contact with direct fire. * Dr. Grant, who was poentgenol- Sogist at the New Britain General ~hospital for a number of years, wstated that X-ray films packed to- Sgether in close quarters with no Sventilation are apt to act like hay, wwaste or other inflammable ma- Sterial and develop heat and gas hich eventually bLursts forth into the hospital at Cleveland. ., ot Bay these by the pound. R N A A AN Ry N RN R R R R R R E N PR P AR R NR AR gy which he visited recenily, and where litel. the roentgenologist and his assist- ants were close friends of the local physician, Dr. Grant thinks this un- likely because it was a modern in- stitution, butlt five years ago, and equipped with modern equipment throughout. He believes that a cigarette carelessly handled is the more logical cause, “Of course,” Dr. Grant said, “the Cleveland catastrophe was something new, something which never hap- pened before and may never happen again, and it was impossible to postulate proper preventive meas- ures. Fire can be prevented, and the Cleveland institution is fire proof, but fire doors were not ar- ranged to prevent the spread of gas”. Dr. Grant said a similar dis- aster was impossible in New Britain. Althoiugh the danger of fire is realized in the old building, there are extinguishers, fire doors, sprink- lers, hose reaching from cellar to roof and every possible safeguard taken. MAMMIES OF SOUTH STILL FIND WORK ( Play Important Roles in Varions Washington Clubs Washington, May 17. (®—Real “down south” negro mammies play |an important part in the picturesque 1ite of Washington. Their chief de- sire is to serve and to take care of others. One finds them in various clubs as cooks, nurss and ladies | maids. | Some of the most important wom- en in the land depend on these kindly old colored women for all |sorts of things. Alicia has grown gray in the serv- ice of the Cosmos club ,an exclusive organization whose membership is made up largely of men of accom- plishment in the scientific world. | Alicia in her white cap and apron |sits just inside the women’s entrance [to the club. She has become an in- | stitution, The wives of all the members know her. If a last minute guest ar- rives, if a flounce has been torn, if | “Tell | one has a headache it's Charles is another faithful old | servitor at the club upon whom the men rely just as the women do on Alicia. Lucy Washington presides in the clean, sunny kitchen of the national | woman's party across from the cap- l’wf‘«)rv and After Childbirth “I took Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound before my first baby was born and [ am taking it now for my weak- ened condition after the birth of my second boy. Although I never have put on any flesh I am fecling good now and the Vegetable Compound has helped me in every wly.ltis surely a wonderful medicine Recommended this week flby “Uneeda Bakers” EXTRA WINE BISCUIT Big, round crinkled crackers, mildly sweet. Good with milk, with tea, with fruitades —and very wholesome. NATIONAL BlSCUIT COMPANY “Uneeda Bakers" NEW BRITAIN DAILY HERALD FRIDAY. MAY 17, M She has about ¢0 women in the houwe wite rély on her not only for food, but for comfort and advice. Some of them "are mijitant suf- fragists who did picketing at the white house before women got the vate. But when trouble comes or !yo they get sick they fiy to the refuse | of Lucy's kitchen along with the most “clinging vine” types. This retreat, overlooking an old- fashioned garden, has become a regular confeasional. If a pet dog dies the owner goes to Lucy for consolation, If a letter from an abeent son is overdue it is Lucy ‘who cheers up the anxious mother. She remembers the hirthdays with frosted cakes and candles. Holi- days, such as Christmas and Easter, are dignified by elaborate menus and appropriately dccorated dining room. Although many women guests in the house are prominent lawyers and scientists, to the kindly colored World’s MARTIN JENSEN woman they are all her “children™ Many a newéomer with'a Ph. D. degree has been welcomed to Wash- ington by Lucy's comfortable “You're goin® to be all right now, ‘cause I'se gain' to take care of 0. 3 Lucy has her ewn car and radio. 8he is a member of the national woman's party and proud of it. Whenever she is confused with some other Washington she prompt- ly straightens out the tangle with the explanation, “I'm Suffragist ‘Washington.” Negro women flower venders drive their gaily nodding blooms up Pennsylvania avenue in rickety wagons drawn by old white horses, Big cars glide up. Fragrant lilacs and violets change from dark to light hands. Public markets are made more (su interesting with the groups of ne- gro women visiting among the veg- etable and fruit booths and sipping coffee on the sidewalk when trade slacks up a bit. The negro men lervu\tl of Wash- ington ‘are a story’ in themselves. One of the best known is Eddie Savoy, who has been measenger fo |’ the secretary of state’for over 50 years. Secretaries h: come and gone, but Eddie seems destined to stay on forever. On special occasions when there trimmed with-& jeweled pin for res- taurant and theéater 'wear. Most of the evening turbans are black or bright colors, red, bluo and green predominating. There is ample indication that) later the brimless draped hats will be developed in amall patterned print materials for wear with chif- fon afternoon dressea and printed silk suits, are important measages to - carry |, he dons a high ailk hat. Turbans Match Coats In Advance Fashions Paris, May 17 (M—Those in the adwance guard of fashion at Auteuill and Longchamps on fine days are wearing close draped crepe de chine turbans of beige or black to match mer weight coats of silk or lightweight wool crepe. The same type hat is seen in chif- fon or satin, closely draped and FIND PRE-ROMAN TOMBS Lovere, Italy, May 17. UW—When excavating to lower the principal square here, workmen uncovered three pre-Roman tombs containing weapons and kitchen utensils. Prof. Patroni, archaeologist ot the Royal iversity of Milan, decided that th mbs had also been used for burials in the Roman period itself. 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